It turned out that the base held Soviet bombers and a half-dozen atom bombs.
The missiles had been intended to shoot down high-altitude Soviet bombers.
The battle took place over several days, and Soviet bombers used mustard gas.
"You were going to shoot Soviet bombers down with infantry systems?"
The Tu-95 was also the first Soviet bomber to have intercontinental range.
No doubt other Soviet bombers' radar could detect it too.
Circles were already being drawn for the farthest possible advance of the Soviet bombers.
The Soviet bombers had a clear lane to reach into the trade route.
It caught, and claimed destroyed, 60 Soviet bombers on the ground.
Three German and eight Soviet bombers were shot down in the air combat.